Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. John Brisker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Brisker and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
John Brisker: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 John Brisker 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 John Brisker 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 John Brisker 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 John Brisker 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 John Brisker 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 John Brisker 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 John Brisker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 John Brisker 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 John Brisker 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 John Brisker 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 John Brisker 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 John Brisker 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * John Brisker 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 John Brisker 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 John Brisker 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 John Brisker 4.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 John Brisker 1.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * John Brisker 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * John Brisker 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 John Brisker 1,498

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 John Brisker 498

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 John Brisker 225

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * John Brisker 35 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * John Brisker 9 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 John Brisker 126

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 John Brisker .438

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * John Brisker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 John Brisker .826

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) John Brisker 12.8 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) John Brisker 4.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) John Brisker 2.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * John Brisker 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * John Brisker 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 John Brisker -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 John Brisker -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 John Brisker -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * John Brisker - *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * John Brisker - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 John Brisker -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 John Brisker -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 John Brisker -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * John Brisker - *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * John Brisker - *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 John Brisker 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 John Brisker -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * John Brisker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 John Brisker -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) John Brisker -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) John Brisker -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) John Brisker -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * John Brisker - *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * John Brisker - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.